mercurial

  • 31mercurial — 1. adjective /mɜːˈkjʊəriəl,mɝˈkjʊriəl,mɝˈkjɔriəl/ a) Volatile; erratic; unstable; flighty; fickle or changeable in temperament. I have a mercurial wit. b) Lively; clever; …

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  • 32mercurial — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. variable, fluctuating, inconstant; see changeable 1 , 2 , irregular 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [mur KYOOR ee ul] quick or quick to change, volatile. She was known for her fickle, mercurial… …

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  • 33mercurial — [mə: kjʊərɪəl] adjective 1》 subject to sudden changes of mood or mind. 2》 of or containing the element mercury. 3》 (Mercurial) of the planet Mercury. noun a drug containing mercury. Derivatives mercuriality alɪti noun mercurially adverb …

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  • 34mercurial — adjective a mercurial temperament Syn: volatile, capricious, temperamental, excitable, fickle, changeable, unpredictable, variable, protean, mutable, erratic, quicksilver, inconstant, inconsistent, unstable, unsteady, fluctuating, ever changing …

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  • 35mercurial — mer•cu•ri•al [[t]mərˈkyʊər i əl[/t]] adj. 1) changeable; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature[/ex] 2) animated; lively; sprightly 3) chem. pertaining to, containing, or caused by the metal mercury 4) myt (cap.) of or pertaining to the god …

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  • 36mercurial — /mɜˈkjuriəl / (say mer kyoohreeuhl) adjective 1. relating to, consisting of or containing, or caused by the metal mercury. 2. sprightly; volatile. 3. flighty; fickle; changeable: *How was he never able to keep pace with the mercurial moods of the …

  • 37mercurial — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a person) sprightly, ready witted, volatile. 2 of or containing mercury. 3 (Mercurial) of the planet Mercury. n. a drug containing mercury. Derivatives: mercurialism n. mercuriality n. mercurially adv. Etymology: ME f. OF… …

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  • 38Mercurial — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a person) sprightly, ready witted, volatile. 2 of or containing mercury. 3 (Mercurial) of the planet Mercury. n. a drug containing mercury. Derivatives: mercurialism n. mercuriality n. mercurially adv. Etymology: ME f. OF… …

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  • 39Mercurial (software) — Mercurial Mercurial Développeur Matt Mackall Dernière version …

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  • 40Mercurial Communications — was a Canadian company that developed the Netscape 8.0 Browser for Netscape, a division of AOL. Netscape offered the browser to AOL but they declined in favour of AOL s Microsoft Internet Explorer based browser. The version was based on code used …

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